Once Upon a Time: When it opened, Old Main included living quarters for the president and his family, plus classrooms, a library, laboratories and rooms for the building custodian and his family.

Did You Know: The university's first library started in one room on the second floor of Old Main. It then moved to the third floor and then eventually the ground level because the third floor could no longer safely support the weight of the books.

Once Upon a Time: Temporary Building No. 1 was originally designed as a teaching hospital for CU’s medical school and also served as an infirmary. During the 1918 Influenza epidemic, hospital staff provided care to the campus community and citizens of Boulder County. Read more